Who would’ve thought that a college football game would end up becoming a heated racial argument? The viral video of the scuffle, which has sent millions questioning who’s right and who isn’t, dates back to October 25. The game being played between the University of Alabama and the University of South Carolina saw a massive attendance of spectators.
What caught viewers’ attention was a lone Black man wearing a Gamecocks jersey, standing among a largely white crowd of spectators. Meanwhile, right below him in the gallery was a man dressed in a pink shirt, who happened to be an Alabama fan.
Everything appeared calm until the white man suddenly turned and shoved the Black man standing above him in the stands. In retaliation, the black man did not waste a minute and raised his hand to deliver a tight slap on the face of the white man.
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Soon enough, the black man received a never-ending lashing of obscene words from the Alabama fan, while the former surprisingly remained calm and composed in his demeanor. What was quite shocking to note was how the bystanders to the whole episode were simply hollering away, while they tried to restrain the black man as they linked arms with him.
However, the video took another turn when the Black man was escorted out of the stadium. As the bystanders helped in carrying him out of the stadium where the game was being played, the black man suddenly turned around and blew a flying kiss to the white man who had just pushed him a couple of moments back. This gesture sent the latter into a complete meltdown as he reacted, “Calm down, tough guy.” Meanwhile, the black man continued to hurl a few more abuses while he flung around his gym towel.
The video has surely stirred quite a lot of debate, especially when it comes to racial disagreements still being a very much part of the societal fabric. It is appalling to realize how hurling racial slurs and curse words is deemed equivalent to being a show of money and muscle-power, while in reality, such behavior merely shows what kind of mindset a person is raised with.
Likewise, the viral video received quite a lot of comments on social media, with netizens picking sides about who was wrong or right in the context. Someone noted that the black man’s slap to the white man was merely a warning against such racially incorrect behavior. The user wrote, “A slap in the face instead of a punch is a clear message. “Pink shirt all bark no bite… he was about to be laid out, wondering what happened… that slap was a warning!”
Another user wrote, “Imagine being 50 and getting in a fight in the nose bleeds at a college football game. Then getting a slap in the face and a blown kiss…. You lose. Game over. Cash in that life insurance for your beneficiaries.” A third netizen commented, “You can’t play ‘Billy Badass’ after a kid half your age —with GLASSES—slaps you in the face & blows you a kiss afterwards-!!!”
For the unversed, one more user commented on their surprise at why the black man in place of the white man was escorted out of the match, while it was the latter who started hitting out of nowhere, that too, without any reason. The comment read as “But why the Black guy being escorted out when we all see who started it all?”
While one may agree that the love for sports is shared among people, it is essential to note that modern society has absolutely zero tolerance towards racial discrimination of any kind. With the world moving towards a more hospitable environment for everyone, basic human behavior and respect for fellow people are non-negotiable.
